Month: October 2015

The University of San Francisco School of Law is seeking paper submissions for a conference titled, “Housing for Vulnerable Populations and the Middle Class: Revisiting Housing Rights and Policies in…

On the campus of a university that I visited this summer I was surprised -- shocked might even be the right word -- to see a bridge with the plaque…

Afici0nados of tax law, pole dancing, or the intersection thereof will be eager to read the decision of the State of New York Division of Tax Appeals in the Matter…

While I'm revisiting hoary old chestnuts, what are people's thoughts on office hours these days? I think it may be an ABA requirement (and/or requirement at some universities or departments)…

Although the two campuses of Rutgers Law have formally merged into a single entity, each campus has its own co-dean.  Rutgers has now announced a search for a co-dean who…

The University of Missouri is announcing a student writing competition for their Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution.  Cribbing now from their announcement: A student writing competition is being…

A federal judge recently conducted an inspiring naturalization ceremony, which was brought to my attention by an observer.  The judge – who has asked to remain anonymous – has kindly…

In 1969, the United States experienced 53,000 automobile fatalities, in a population of just over 202 million, with total of 1.61 trillion miles driven. In 2013, the number of fatalities…

Legal History Blog beat me to the announcement of Matthew Mirow's Latin American Constitutions: The Constitution of Cádiz and its Legacy in Spanish America, which has just appeared from Cambridge University Press.…

Earlier this week, Julie Schumacher became the first woman to win the Thurber prize for humor writing for her epistolary academic spoof, Dear Committee Members. The book is well worth…